Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Heavy Snow and Possible Blizzard Conditions in the Central Rockies and Upper Midwest

Strong winds and dry conditions will bring extremely critical fire weather (Level 3 of 3) today and a possible wildfire outbreak across portions of southeastern New Mexico into northwest Texas, the Texas Panhandle, and western Oklahoma. Widespread heavy snow with possible blizzard conditions is forecast tonight through Wednesday from the central Rockies and Plains into the Upper Midwest states. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU)

Lat: 40.04°NLon: 105.23°WElev: 5288ft.

Fair

61°F

16°C

Humidity	13%
Wind Speed	W 14 G 25 mph
Barometer	29.44 in
Dewpoint	10°F (-12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	18 Mar 12:15 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Boulder CO

Red Flag Warning until March 18, 04:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warning until March 18, 04:00pm
NOW until 4:00pm Tue
Red Flag Warning
This Afternoon
High: 58 °F
Chance Rain
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 25 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Windy then
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Wednesday
High: 42 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 57 °F
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 28 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Snow
Friday
High: 53 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

Tonight

A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a chance of snow between 9pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with a north northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of rain before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Saturday

A chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Saturday Night

A chance of rain and snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.